Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12863, Thomas Elliott, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Moore.
Elliott Thomas
S. 12863.
Carded
CONTENTS

Rehman
✓ 12.863 INVALID.
File No. 12.863 Thomas Elliott Brig. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

21774 Massachusetts
Thomas Elliott of Essex in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Mearns and of the Regt commanded by Col. Gerrish in the Mass. line for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 26 Dollars 67 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Oct 1833 and sent Mrs. Mary Elliott at Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $66.67 Semi-annual allowance ending March 31 - 13.33
$80.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. H. Addison Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 2 Page 21

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7. 1832.
State of Massachusetts: County of Essex, ss.
On this eleventh day of June A.D. 1833, personally appeared in open court, before the Honourable Daniel Appleton White, Judge of the Court of Probate, for the County of Essex aforesaid, now sitting in Newburyport Thomas Elliot was a resident of Amesbury in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts aged 93 years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served, as herein stated:
He first enlisted at Amesbury Newton in the Company commanded by Capt. Sherman in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Gerrish in March 1775 and served as a private in said Company at Brooklyn the winter of 1775-1776 and was discharged at said Brooklyn January 1 1776
was born in 1740 at Amuley Newton - recd of his age in his books, recd the name of Ledd - Genie does not remember the other officers - served at Brooklyn - refers to Matthias Pratt to Daniel Goodwin for Testimony of their belief in his veracity @ recollection - had a discharge in writing but the same was destroyed by fire, when it is now in hand.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.
attorney M.W. Doolittle
Thomas Elliot mark
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
D. A. White Judge of Probate.

Yoe, Rev d Benjamin Sawyer a clergyman residing in Amesbury, aforsaid, and Lowell Bagley Esquire, a magistrate residing in Amesbury aforesaid, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Elliot who has subscribed and sworn to the within declar- ation: that we believe him to be 93 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Benjamin Sawyer,
Subscribed and sworn to, before
Lowell Bagley
W.W. Oakes, Just. of the Peace
And the said Court hereby declares its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states — And the Court further certifies that Reverend Benjamin Sawyer who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in said Amesbury and that the said Lowell Bagley who has also signed the same is a Magistrate resident at Amesbury aforesaid and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
D. A. Noble
Judge of Probate.
I Nathaniel Lord Jun r Register of the Court of Probate for the county of Essex aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Thomas Elliot for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this Eleventh day of June A.D. 1833
Nath. Lord Jr.

I John Elliott of Concord in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire depose and say that I am well acquainted with Thomas Elliott of Newtown in said State of New Hampshire that in the month of May 1775 said Thomas Elliott enlisted in Captain Isaac Sherman's Company for the term of eight months. Caleb Robinson was Lieutenant, Micah Hoyt of Newtown was second Lt. and White ensign - said Sherman, & Robinson lived in the town of Exeter in said State Hoyt in said Newtown and White lived some when in Massachusetts and joined Col. Grafton's Regiment at a place called Swells Point near Boston Massachusetts, and the last of June or first of July 1775 Colonel Baulding took command of the Regiment and the said Thomas Elliott served the term of eight months and was discharged I was in the same Company with said Thomas, and I think he was discharged about the first of January 1776 I was first corporal in said Company
John Elliott
State of New Hampshire
Merrimack ss. December 26, 1832
Personally appeared the above named John Elliott and made solemn oath that the above deposition by him submitted is true. Before me
Samuel Jones Justice of the Peace of the Quorum
I certify that John Elliott is a man of truth and veracity.
S. Jones

State of New Hampshire. Secretary's Office Dec. 26. 1832.
The within named Samuel Jones is a Justice of the Peace for the county of Merrimack duly constituted and sworn and his signature as such justice. In testimony whereof I have the seal of State
Ralph Metcalf Secretary.

Thurmar Elliot
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